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I ever saw, but Wilson is so close here I don't dare say it, because they 

 had one up there that I heard him say was better than this; but I 

 will say that this is one of the best displays. That one was a good 

 one at Council Bluffs, but if that one was better than this one, I have 

 forgotten it. I believe that this is, in my memory now, the finest show 

 I ever saw. 



Now I don't live in Missouri. If I did I would say it was the 

 best country on earth, but I don't live here. I came down here to be 

 shown, and gentlemen, I have been shown. I have been entertained 

 and pleased, and I don't know but what I will attend your meeting at 

 Springfield next year. I invite you, one and all, to come and see us, 

 and to attend our meeting, and we will try and make you comfortable. 



Mr. Wilson of Iowa: Mr. Marshall, my friend from Nebraska, 

 really made my speech, with the exception of his reference to our dis- 

 play of apples that we had at Council Bluffs in the Horticultural meet- 

 ing. Mr. Marshall didn't understand me, I guess to-day. I said we 

 had more apples — I think we had i6o bushels of apples on the 

 tables there. 



I must say, gentlemen, in all candor and fairness, that it has been 

 a great pleasure for me to meet with you people and see what you are 

 doing. Your display of fruit here is highly creditable to any State. I 

 don't blame any Missourian for being enthusiastic. It is your duty 

 to be enthusiastic, and you have a good fruit country, and you have an 

 active and live Society, and as our friend, Mr. Murray, said awhile 

 ago, I believe you can improve this condition here very much in 'my 

 judgment. You have had more experience. You are more fortu- 

 nate in climate, and all those things and you ought to be enthusiastic. 



I can say I never was at a meeting where there was more prac- 

 tical and interesting discussion than you have had here, and that is 

 the life of any Horticultural Society. I thank you very much for 

 this cordial greeting. 



Mr. Butterfield : I will say I am very glad to come and glad 

 to hear the last talks, but there is one thing that has not been said, 

 that is very important, and I see that there is no one else going to say 

 it, and I don't want to miss it, and that is, we have two of the best 

 papers in the world published in Missouri. I speak now of the West- 

 ern Fruit Grower of St. Joseph and the Practical Fruit Grower of 

 Springfield, and I want every one in this house — I don't care whether 

 he is a farmer or fruit grower or merchant, to subscribe for these 

 papers. I am satisfied that there are fruit growers near St. Joseph, 

 that are not taking these papers and they should take them. I thank 

 you. 



